ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Matt McBride, called up Friday after catcher Josh Phegley had a cortisone shot for right knee inflammation, is in the lineup and batting ninth on Saturday.

McBride will be making his A’s debut; he was called up last month but didn’t play in that two-day stint.

The A’s lineup for the second game of the series at Tampa Bay, with Kendall Graveman on the mound for Oakland: Burns CF, Alonso 1B, Reddick RF, Valencia 3B, Vogt DH, Davis LF, Semien SS, Coghlan 2B, McBride C.

Yonder Alonso hasn’t hit higher than seventh before Saturday, but he’s riding an eight-game hitting streak and Jed Lowrie, often the A’s No. 2 hitter, is on the disabled list. Coco Crisp also isn’t in the lineip (he and Billy Burns are occasionally 1-2), likely because manager Bob Melvin prefers not to have Crisp play on the artifical turf at Tropicana Field two games in a row.

Danny Valencia moved back into the cleanup spot after two homers on Friday night; he’s also 2 for 4 lifetime vs. Rays starter Matt Andriese.

In his past three starts, Graveman has allowed 16 runs over 13 2/3 innings and he didn’t make it out of the third his last time out, giving up a career-high four homers in an A’s loss at Baltimore. He’s had good success in two career starts against Tampa Bay, allowing six hits and no runs in 12 innings while striking out nine and walking three.

The A’s didn’t make any player moves Saturday, unusual for the team on this road trip.

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